# parking vs porting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### parking
*verb · IPA /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,188*
present participle and gerund of park

### porting
*noun · frequency rank #44,411*
An opening through or into which fluid or other material can flow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parking-vs-porting